Data Protection
Important Information on Data Protection
Welcome to Rosinus | Partner.
In the following, we inform you about which personal data we collect in the course of our legal work and how and for what purposes we process it.
Responsible Persons and Data Protection Officers
1.1 Rosinus | Partner Rechtsanwälte
The controller for the processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is Rosinus | Partner Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB | Staufenstraße 35 | 60323 Frankfurt am Main | e-mail: info@rosinus-partner.com | Phone: +49 69 874 0306-0 | Fax: +49 69 874 0306-20 | e-mail: info@rosinus-partner.com (“Rosinus | Partner Rechtsanwälte”).
Purposes of Processing and Legal Basis
2.1 Accessing the website
When you access the website www.rosinus-partner.com, the browser you are using automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected and stored until automated deletion:
- IP address
- Date and Time of Access
- Timezone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/http status code
- Amount of data transferred in each case
- Website from which the access was made
- Browser
- Operating systems and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software
We process the aforementioned data to ensure a smooth connection and user-friendly use of the website, to guarantee network and information security, to evaluate system security and stability and for administrative purposes. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest follows from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use the data to identify you personally. In addition, we use cookies and tracking services on the website. You can find more detailed explanations on this under sections 7 and 8 of this data protection notice.
2.2 Subscribing to our newsletter | invitations for events
If you have consented to receive our newsletter, invitations to events and other information relevant to you (Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we will use your name and e-mail address to send you this information electronically. You can revoke your consent and unsubscribe at any time with effect for the future. To do so, use either the link at the end of each newsletter or alternatively the above- mentioned e-mail address. This means that we will not process the data based on this consent in the future and delete the data, provided that there is no other legal basis and no legal obligation to retain data.
2.3 Performance of a contract
In order to be able to perform our contract with you, we process the following personal data:
Client profile (Title, first name, surname, e-mail address, address, phone number and fax number (where applicable)).
Contract data
Information, which is necessary for enforcement and defence of the rights under client contract
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The data is processed in order to be able to identify you as a client, to provide you with appropriate legal advice and representation, for correspondence with you, for invoicing and for the settlement or assertion of any claims.
The personal data collected by us for the client contract will be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention obligation for lawyers (6 years after the end of the calendar year in which the client contract was terminated) and then deleted, unless we are obliged to store the data for a longer period of time pursuant to Article 6 Sec. 1 Para.1 lit. c GDPR, due to retention and documentation obligations under tax and commercial law or if you have consented to a storage beyond this pursuant to Article 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
3. Transfer of personal data
We will only transfer your personal data to third parties if:
- you have given us your consent to do so pursuant to Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR,
- the disclosure is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume, that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data.
- in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose your data in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as if
- this is legally permissible and required in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the performance of the contractual relationship with you.
Insofar as this is necessary for processing the client contract with you in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. b of the GDPR, your personal data will be transferred to third parties. This includes in particular the disclosure to opposing parties and their representatives (in particular their legal counsel) as well as courts and other public authorities for the purpose of correspondence and the enforcement and defence of your rights.
The attorney-client privilege remains unaffected. Insofar as data is subject to legal professional privilege, it will only be passed on to third parties in agreement with you.
If we process personal data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this is done in the context of using third-party services or disclosing or transferring data to third parties, this is only done if it is necessary for the fulfilment of our (pre-) contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. If there are no statutory grounds which permit doing so, we only allow data to be processed in a third country if the prerequisites of Art. 44 et seqq. GDPR are met.
4. Rights of the data subject
You have the right
- to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, relevant information about its details;
- pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay;
- pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the Right to Freedom of Expression and Information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
- pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer require the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
- pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller;
- to withdraw your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 Sec. 3 GDPR. This has the consequence that we may not continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
- to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work or of our registered office.
5. Right to object
Insofar as your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, if there are grounds related to your particular situation or if the objection is made against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be acted upon by us without you specifying a particular situation as in the former case. If you would like to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, please send an e-mail to the above-mentioned e-mail address.
6. Data security
We use the SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) together with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Generally, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can see whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the display of the closed key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
7. Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. when you visit our website. Cookies store information that is specific to the device you are using.
The use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more convenient for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our website.
In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a certain fixed period of time. If you visit our website again, it is automatically recognised that you have already visited our website and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to make them again.
On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offers for you by means of tracking tools. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already been to our website when you visit it again. They are automatically deleted after a pre-defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes and in order to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your device or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. The complete deactivation of cookies may however result in you not being able to use all the functions of our website.
8. Tracking Tools
The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a demand-driven design and the ongoing optimisation of our website. We also use tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offers for you. These interests constitute legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files stored on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within the territory of member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available by following the below stated link:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This means that IP addresses are processed in a truncated form, which means that personal references can be excluded. If the data collected about you is attributable to a person, this is therefore excluded immediately and the personal data is deleted immediately.
We use Google Analytics to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offers and make them more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data are transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU- US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 Sec. 1 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Information of the third party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.
User terms and conditions: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html
Overview of data protection: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html Data protection notice: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My data”, “Personal data”.
9. Up-to-date status and changes to this Data Protection Notice
This data protection notice is currently valid and has last been changed in May 2018. Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection notice. We therefore recommend that you check this data protection notice at regular intervals.